SNL cold open: Kids wonder if Al Franken, Roy Moore, Donald Trump are on Santa’s ‘naughty list’

In its latest cold open, "Saturday Night Live" took on the recent string of high-profile sexual misconduct scandals, featuring a parade of children - each seemingly more precocious and world-weary than the last - visiting a mall Santa, played by Kenan Thompson. "Can you tell me: What did Al Franken do?" the first boy asks.

Hillary Clinton Desperately Tries to Distract From Media Firestorm…

Failed presidential candidate devil Hillary Clinton desperately tried to distract from the media firestorm over the corrupt FBI leaders linked to Hillary's garbage dossier. As previously reported , FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Thursday morning.

UK’s longest-serving Santa says kids get too many presents

The magnificent flying machines of WWII and their deadly payloads as never seen before: Colorized images bring pilots' daring escapades to life 'They ruined his life!' Trump hammers Mueller again as he claims Hillary Clinton 'lied many times' to the FBI and 'nothing happened' yet the feds are out to destroy Mike Flynn Entire White House is now paranoid that their co-workers are wearing WIRES for Mueller because Mike Flynn agreed to 'covert' operations in his plea deal English teacher, 29, at $38,000-per-year New Jersey prep school had 'sex in the park with her 16-year-old student' Do YOU suffer from 'armpit vaginas'? Celebrity stylist reveals the bizarre red carpet faux pas that female stars fear most 'We need Roy Moore': Trump goes all-in for the Republican Senate candidate accused of sexually assaulting teenagers and being obsessed with high school girls - saying he'd be better than a ... (more)

Rep. James Clyburn Compares John Conyers’ Accusers to Notorious…

During Wednesday morning House Democratic caucus, South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn compared the women who have accused John Conyers of sexual harassment to child murderer Susan Smith. Also at this morning's House Democratic caucus: James Clyburn compared Conyers' accusers to the child murderer Susan Smith, who initially claimed a black man had abducted her kids.

‘Teachers:’ Public Schools ‘Only Recognize’ Native Americans on Thanksgiving

Teachers , a TVLand comedy series set in a public elementary school, got oddly political in their Halloween episode when they erroneously claimed that public schools don't teach students about Native Americans. The episode "Nightmare on Fillmore Street" centered around something which, to be fair, is a bit of a nightmare: the internet being out.

El Paso judge denies motion of immigrant parents separated from children

U.S. Magistrate Judge Miguel Torres denied on Monday an unprecedented motion to dismiss criminal charges against four Central American parents and one grandmother for illegally crossing the border and whom were separated from their accompanying children as a result. The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Texas argued that prosecuting potential asylum seekers and removing their children violates the U.S. Constitution because they are pleading guilty under duress to be reunited with their kids.

Court hears Utah child-labor case tied to polygamous group

A Utah contractor with ties to a polygamous group is set to appear in court Monday to challenge a judge's finding that they put nearly 200 children to work picking pecans for long hours in the cold without pay. Paragon Contractors' lawyers argue the kids were volunteering with their families to pick up fallen nuts for the needy and children looked forward to the break from home-schooling.

House bill to fund kids’ insurance goes to Senate

Legislation providing five more years of financing for an expired children's health program won House approval Friday, though a partisan battle over paying for the extension continued to play out in the Senate. Each side is using the fight to accuse the other of jeopardizing the Children's Health Insurance Program, which serves more than 8 million children from low-income families.

White Gold Star Widow In Niger Ambush Breaks Silence On Trump Condolence Call To Her

Michelle Black was reportedly comforted by Trump's "gracious" call in the days after her Special Forces husband Bryan Black was killed in an ambush by Islamic State-linked militants in Niger. "I'm very grateful that he called and he spoke to the kids.

Are NJ rent and house prices so high because we have too many school districts?

When people gripe about New Jersey having so many school districts, with more educational systems than municipalities, it's generally to complain about paying for too many administrators. Tim Evans, the research director for New Jersey Future, said that fragmentation encourages the 'ratable chase' in which cities and towns crave commercial properties but try to avoid residential development, in many cases regardless of whether it contains an 'affordable housing' component.

Texas woman blasts 2-year term forillegal immigrant who killed husband,2 kids in crash

Texas woman blasts 2-year term for illegal immigrant who killed husband, 2 kids in crash Fox News, by Staff A Texas woman is criticizing the two-year sentence an illegal immigrant received for killing her husband and two youngest children in a car crash last year. Courtney Hacking told "Fox & Friends" Saturday that the sentence in a Texas state court doesn't compensate her for the loss of her 36-year-old husband Peter, a volunteer firefighter, 4-year-old daughter Ellie and 22-month-old son Grayson in the accident.

Kansas Supreme Court: Legislature school finance formula is…

The Kansas Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling Monday instructing Kansas lawmakers to adopt a more reasonable strategy for increased funding of K-12 public school districts and to prove its plan complies with the state constitution. The Supreme Court declared lawmakers' current funding plan unconstitutional and gave the Kansas Legislature until next year to once and for all solve persistent problems with allocation of state aid to public education.

Almost 400,000 Texans’ Insurance At Risk After Congress Fails To Renew CHIP

Insurance coverage for more than 390,000 Texas children and pregnant women is in jeopardy after Congress failed to renew authorization for a federal program. Congressional authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides low-cost health insurance for children from low- and middle-income families, expires Sept.

Canada father prepares lawsuit after province bars kids from riding…

Canada father prepares lawsuit after province bars kids from riding bus alone - Adrian Crook has criticised British Columbia for weighing in on a 'parenting decision' after he tried to teach his oldest children to take public transportation A Canadian father is preparing The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read. Fortunately, memeorandum arranges all of these links in a single, easy-to-scan page.

9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress just let it…

Column Time's up: As CHIP expires unrenewed, Congress blows a chance to save healthcare for 9 million children - Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price voted twice against expanding CHIP as a George state legislator. - Advocates for children's health started worrying months ago 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP.

Mattel baby monitor listens, raises child-privacy concerns

Toymaker Mattel has announced plans to sell a nursery gadget that will listen to infants and watch over them, record their sleep patterns, and even play a lullaby should they awaken. Skeptics are asking if the device, similar to Amazon.com's Echo with its Alexa voice assistant, will violate children's privacy and deepen a trend of surrendering intimate human connections to technology that talks and listens.